Ford Bronco Sport 2022–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 55221 · NHTSA communication 11038438 · issued Oct 6, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
2022–2026
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
For 2022 2026 vehicles equipped with a 8F35 transmission, a revision to the Road Testing Vehicle procedure has been made in the WSM, Section 307-01 > Diagnosis and Testing. This updated procedure improves the diagnosis of customer reported transmission concerns and aids in locating the proper root cause. During diagnosis and testing, details regarding whether the condition is more prevalent when the vehicle is hot or cold, throttle percentage at the time of occurrence, vehicle speed, the specific shift involved, and whether the issue occurs during transmission engagements (N>R, N>D, R>D, and/o
Vehicles covered
- 2022 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2023 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2024 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2025 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2026 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2022 Ford Edge
- 2023 Ford Edge
- 2024 Ford Edge
- 2022 Ford Escape
- 2023 Ford Escape
- 2024 Ford Escape
- 2025 Ford Escape
- 2026 Ford Escape
- 2022 Ford Maverick
- 2023 Ford Maverick
- 2024 Ford Maverick
- 2025 Ford Maverick
- 2026 Ford Maverick
- 2022 Lincoln Corsair
- 2023 Lincoln Corsair
- 2024 Lincoln Corsair
- 2025 Lincoln Corsair
- 2026 Lincoln Corsair
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.